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Nov 03, 2016 10:19 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Discovered? New But Extinct Human Relative From Melanesia A statistician dove deep into human DNA and may have uncovered a possible new branch on the old family tree.       Why We Vote on a Tuesday, and Why Weekend Elections Might Make More Sense Voting for president on a Tuesday has been a U.S. tradition since the 1840s, but the timing makes it difficult for many people to exercise their right to vote.       Ph.D. Students Hold Interpretive Dance-off — and It's Great The Dance Your Ph.D. contest asks students to create a dance explaining their research. This year's winner had some major boogeying and a cow heart valve doing the worm.       How 'I Voted!' Stickers Increase U.S. Voter Turnout Apparently, not just kids can be influenced by a sticker — it works for adults too.       Different Cuisines in One Meal Ups Enjoyment, Study Finds Research shows that weaving courses of different culinary traditions into the same meal could increase overall satisfaction.       A Storm Is Brewing: The Trouble of Malware in the Cloud Malicious software is threatening the safety of some major cloud hosting services. Here's what a team of researchers are doing to help kick the bad guys out.       San Francisco Has Its Very Own Sinking, Leaning Tower What if you bought a multimillion-dollar luxury apartment, only to find out it was slowly sinking?       5 Things You Didn't Know About Marie Antoinette "Let them eat cake?" Not her phrase.       This Tiny Bird Can Fly for 10 Months Without Landing, Biologists Discover Thanks to new technology, researchers have discovered that the common swift flies 10 months a year without landing, setting a world record for uninterrupted time aloft.       Why Is Yogurt Advertising So Focused on Women? If human nutrition is essentially universal, why do yogurt commercials feature women so prominently?       Working Out Mad Can Cause Some Serious Heart Problems Being upset isn't good for heart health. But being upset and working out like a fiend can triple your risk of heart attack.       Google Glass Can Teach You Morse Code in Four Hours Light vibrations from the wearable make learning Morse code (and potentially many other tasks) a lot easier, according to new research.       What's Up With Facebook's Secret Conversations Mode? The world's largest social media playground is looking to make private conversations a little more secure.       Hear and Now: Controversial Cartoonist Jack Chick Is Dead Plus, your future may involve tiny personal-assistant robots that crawl all over you, and we investigate why humans can't smell fresh water.       If Your Boss Overpays You, Do You Have to Give the Money Back? The California National Guard bonus scandal had us wondering if civilians would have to repay an overage in their paychecks.       Right-handed Habit May Have Started 2 Million Years Ago Humans are the only animals that strongly favor dominant right hands. This trait might be much older than suspected, perhaps going back 1.8 million years to Homo habilis.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list